Rate of electrification in Finland

Finland: Rate of electrification was 28.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
28.7%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
26th
of 40 countries
All-time high
31.3%
in 1995
All-time low
22.5%
in 2016
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Rate of electrification in Finland, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 28.5 Percentage1991: 28.9 Percentage1992: 28.3 Percentage1993: 30.5 Percentage1994: 31 Percentage1995: 31.3 Percentage1996: 28 Percentage1997: 30.4 Percentage1998: 27.9 Percentage1999: 27.3 Percentage2000: 24.4 Percentage2001: 27.6 Percentage2002: 27.3 Percentage2003: 30.7 Percentage2004: 29.6 Percentage2005: 24.5 Percentage2006: 27.7 Percentage2007: 24.4 Percentage2008: 23.1 Percentage2009: 22.9 Percentage2010: 26.1 Percentage2011: 23.5 Percentage2012: 22.6 Percentage2013: 24.1 Percentage2014: 23.3 Percentage2015: 22.8 Percentage2016: 22.5 Percentage2017: 22.9 Percentage2018: 24.2 Percentage2019: 23.1 Percentage2020: 24.3 Percentage2021: 27.9 Percentage2022: 29.9 Percentage2023: 28.7 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Finland recorded 28.7% for rate of electrification in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rate of electrification in Finland peaked at 31.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2016.

Finland ranks 26th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.2% 27.3% 31.3% 10
2000s 26.2% 22.9% 30.7% 10
2010s 23.5% 22.5% 26.1% 10
2020s 27.7% 24.3% 29.9% 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 23 Türkiye 30.5% compare
  2. 24 Sweden 29.6% compare
  3. 25 Germany 29.5% compare
  4. 27 Slovakia 27.6% compare
  5. 28 Hungary 25.4% compare
  6. 29 Austria 21.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rate of electrification in Finland?
Rate of electrification in Finland was 28.7% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest rate of electrification recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 1995.
What is the lowest rate of electrification recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2016.
How does Finland rank for rate of electrification?
Finland ranks 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
Is rate of electrification rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Rate of electrification. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rate of electrification
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 1,326 data points, 1990–2023
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